Yvonne Farrell

School’s out: 20 things to do around Ireland over the Easter holidays

From bunnybots and egg hunts to classic board games and easy introductions to opera

Fri Apr 12 2019 - 06:00

Give it a lash: 100 questions to test your Irishness

Win a €250 Kenny’s hamper, delivered anywhere in the world. Ah, go on, go on, go on ....

Sat Mar 16 2019 - 06:00

Irish architects awarded UCD’s highest honour

Grafton Architects founders receive Ulysses medal for ‘outstanding global contribution’

Fri Nov 30 2018 - 17:43

Property 2018: Twelve standout houses we fell for this year

From a Hollywood-style beach house in Co Louth to a Ranelagh sale that led to love

Thu Nov 29 2018 - 06:00

Fintan O’Toole: We need Ireland’s world-class architects to design great public housing for Dublin

Capital ideas: Irish architecture is part of the solution to a major social problem

Sat Nov 03 2018 - 05:45

Proposal to move Dublin Port to free up housing land in city ‘reckless’

Dublin Port Company chief criticises RIAI president over ‘mischievous’ suggestions

Mon Oct 08 2018 - 00:14

Irish crafts are having a moment in Venice

In the ‘Homo Faber’ show’s Best of Europe section, Ireland is better represented, given its size, than any other country

Sat Sept 22 2018 - 00:00

First look at the new Dublin City Library on Parnell Square

Architects unveil plans for 11,000 sq m grand design in Parnell Square Cultural Quarter

Mon Sept 10 2018 - 17:30

Gig of the Week: Kilkenny Arts Festival

As always, Kilkenny’s strong musical tradition is paramount

Sat Aug 04 2018 - 05:00

Culture clusters: Do cities need cultural hubs?

At Kilkenny Arts Festival young architects imagine what the city might look like in the future

Wed Aug 01 2018 - 05:00

Taoiseach says he was not ‘chancing his arm’ with 2020 election proposal

Leo Varadkar also rules out Finian McGrath’s request to free tax-evading doctor

Thu Jul 26 2018 - 01:00

Kilkenny Arts Festival: Brahms, Beethoven and Bertie on the menu

Opera version of the ‘Odyssey’ and an open-air Shakespeare production will run in August

Mon Jun 18 2018 - 13:48

The Irish take over the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale

Curators Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara have tamed the egos of so many male ‘starchitects’

Wed Jun 06 2018 - 05:00

Can Ireland’s market towns be brought back from the dead?

A team of Irish architects in Venice want to make Irish rural towns great again

Sat May 26 2018 - 05:00

Get ready for the ‘Irish biennale’ as architects take on Venice

The 16th Venice exhibition, curated by Grafton Architects, will highlight the humanity of Irish market towns

Sat Mar 10 2018 - 06:00

Grafton Architects wins RIAI gold medal for Milan university

Bocconi University has been critically acclaimed and won the world building of the year award in 2008

Wed Feb 21 2018 - 17:00

‘Derry Girls’ is hot; ‘Friends’ is definitely not

The People’s Republic features prominently in the good end of this week’s index

Sat Jan 20 2018 - 06:00

Irish architects need a cool €2.5m for Venice Biennale budget

It’s an honour to curate city’s architectural extravaganza, but first comes fundraising

Sat Oct 28 2017 - 00:00

Six architects to represent Ireland at Venice Biennale 2018 announced

Collective of Irish architects will explore how common spaces in market towns in Ireland can be restored and reinvigorated

Thu Oct 26 2017 - 14:00

Let’s go humble at the Venice Bienniale

We should highlight the simpler, modest buildings of eco-builders, community activists and Men’s Sheds participants

Sat Jul 29 2017 - 00:00